Omaha
Americannoun
plural
Omahas,plural
Omaha-
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
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a member of a North American Indian people of northeastern Nebraska.
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the Siouan language of the Omaha, mutually intelligible with Ponca.
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Military. the World War II Allied code name for one of the five D-Day invasion beaches on France's Normandy coast, attacked by American troops.
noun
Example Sentences
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He’d probably ask for cash in lieu of a metal disk: The Oracle of Omaha has pulled no punches over the years about investing in gold.
The Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Law Firm in Omaha, Neb., gives the following scenario: “An untrustworthy agent might put someone in a nursing home for their own benefit or convenience instead of actual need.”
From MarketWatch
The Omaha, Neb., company disclosed its stockholdings in a regulatory filing Tuesday afternoon.
“We still are challenged by the trepidation that marketers might have about hiring an agency in Omaha—marketers thinking that intelligence and creativity are geo-specific,” he said.
The Omaha, Neb., native could be a demanding manager, according to some who interacted with him, but he was popular with Berkshire’s board and Buffett, who publicly singled him out for his accomplishments.
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